The Hanoitimes – Vietnamese people have spent considerable time on activities on cyberspace, serving different needs. Therefore, developing a digital ecosystem that serves the Vietnamese people is a long and necessary journey, creating more value for society and the people, Vietnam Internet Day 2018, with theme of “Internet and Vietnam’s digital ecosystem”, aimed at creating a knowledge connection, support and linkage among enterprises, users and state agencies in the Internet industry. The conference and exhibition on Vietnam Internet Day 2018, organized by the Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) in Hanoi on December 5, were the highlight of the year for the Vietnamese Internet community. Vietnamese businesses have the capacity and desire to own technology and, the domestic market in the development of digital ecosystem. Photo: Phuong Anh With a population of approximately 95 million people and the Internet penetration rate of over 60%, Vietnam is ranked 16th in the world in terms of number of Internet users. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung pointed out that the average Internet use time of Vietnamese people is up to nearly seven hours per day. This shows that Vietnamese people have spent considerable time on activities on cyberspace, serving different needs. Therefore, developing a digital ecosystem that serves the Vietnamese people is a long and necessary journey, creating more value for society and the people, Hung added. He noted that Vietnamese enterprises have the capacity and desire to own technology and the domestic market, even to sell products to the… [Read full story]